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Born into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids

2004 · 85 min

A sobering yet tender documentary that finds small sparks of hope and creativity inside a harsh, overlooked world.

Directed by: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Zana Briski, Avijit, Geeta Masi

Overview: A documentary filmmaker befriends children living in Calcutta's red-light district and teaches them photography, offering them a chance to pursue a better future beyond their difficult circumstances.

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Directed by: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Zana Briski, Avijit, Geeta Masi

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Tone: bleakstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
class
family
trauma
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	2
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	7
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	8

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